The windows port can be downloaded from http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list?q=OpSys-Windows+Type%3DInstaller

Choose the appropriate 32/64 bit version, and go for the .msi version. Just run your download, and accept the suggested defaults.

Create a top-level folder on the C drive, named mygo

Within it create 3 folders, named src, bin, pkg

GOPATH Windows Environment Variable

You need to do this! Go to Control Panel...Advanced System Settings...Advanced...Environment Variables. Create a new system variable:


     name: GOPATH
     value: c:\mygo
Restart your computer.

Download gogo from this site, and unzip it to anywhere. Run gogo.exe. See my other pages for more information.